The infrastructure aimed at improving the quality of life of the community had an investment of $113 million and has an area of ​​1.370 square meters.

With the aim of providing a better quality of life for its community, the University of La Serena inaugurated a new universal accessibility route on the Limarí Campus, located in the commune of Ovalle, which meant an investment of $113.999.427 and has an extension of 1.370 square meters, completely covering the first level of the campus. The works respond to the Quality of Life Program promoted by the Rector, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, which seeks to give a human, empathetic and close seal to the task that officials and academics carry out every day.

This work, carried out during the year 2023, consisted of the construction of new concrete radiers with combed texture in a transverse direction, where they installed the podotactile footprints, both for guidance and warning, and the construction of ramps with railings according to the regulations in force in regarding its width and slope. Along with this, the change of the existing floor to non-slip ceramic was added, in addition to installing wind chimes with pedestals, lavenders and landscaping works using dry gardens.

Regarding the construction of this route, intended to provide better access to her community, Rector Rojas indicated that through this inauguration “we are developing our inclusion policy, where we want our entire community to feel in a more welcoming space to the people who require it. This is a project that we are working on during 2023 and we will continue to advance on other campuses of our university. Furthermore, the improvement of these spaces is in line with the work to improve the quality of life of our officials, improving the places where they currently perform their duties."

For her part, María Isabel Galleguillos, an official at the Limarí Campus, commented that the renovations that have been applied to the campus have been extremely important since they have improved access and existing spaces, indicating that “for the campus this has been very important, since it is a preview. Although today we do not have officials or students who need the use of these accessibility routes, this progress has been important, since access has been improved, spaces have been paved and the condition of the sidewalks has improved, which is very important for us.”

Finally, Miriam Abarzua, student of the Agricultural Engineering degree, indicated that “this new route expands the issue of diversity in terms of the students we can receive here on campus, since this benefits blind people or reduced mobility and this is important progress for new generations, implementing new resources for people with disabilities.”